10/7: Read Chapter I of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature for class by Tuesday, 10/11. Respond to the questions given in class (posted on schoolwires).
10/14: Read and interpret your assigned paragraph from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance." With a partner, pick out an aphorism from your section and post it on the discussion tab at the top of this page (in the subject line). Underneath the comment, you and your partner will write what you think the quote means, and whether or not you think it's good advice. Be prepared to discuss with the class. Afterwards, we will attempt to identify the main idea of Emerson's essay.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU:
Read the following excerpts from Walden. (Link to the full text below):
Chapter 2 ("Where I lived, and what I lived for"): Sections 14-18 only
You will respond to your assigned question(s) related to the reading in class.
After thinking about our opening question (What is an unjust law?), you will read the following excerpts of Thoreau's essay and then answer the question on the discussion tab on the following link:
Read the following quote about Walt Whitman, and discuss contemporary artists who may face the same public opposition:
“Whitman received little public acclaim for his poems during his lifetime for several reasons: this openness regarding sex, his self-presentation as a rough working man, and his stylistic innovations.”
Then, read the following poem and respond to the prompt on the discussion tab on the page below: O Me O Life-Per 3!
In small groups, read the following stanzas from Walt Whitman's free verse poem, "Song of Myself": Song of Myself Stanzas 2011
Look for Transcendental elements, and be prepared to share next class period.
RALPH WALDO EMERSON:
10/7: Read Chapter I of Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature for class by Tuesday, 10/11. Respond to the questions given in class (posted on schoolwires).
10/14: Read and interpret your assigned paragraph from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance." With a partner, pick out an aphorism from your section and post it on the discussion tab at the top of this page (in the subject line). Underneath the comment, you and your partner will write what you think the quote means, and whether or not you think it's good advice. Be prepared to discuss with the class. Afterwards, we will attempt to identify the main idea of Emerson's essay.
HENRY DAVID THOREAU:
Read the following excerpts from Walden. (Link to the full text below):
Chapter 2 ("Where I lived, and what I lived for"): Sections 14-18 only
Chapter 18 ("Conclusion"): Sections 4 & 5 only
Walden Annotated
You will respond to your assigned question(s) related to the reading in class.
After thinking about our opening question (What is an unjust law?), you will read the following excerpts of Thoreau's essay and then answer the question on the discussion tab on the following link:
Civil Disobedience Excerpt
WALT WHITMAN:
Read the following quote about Walt Whitman, and discuss contemporary artists who may face the same public opposition:“Whitman received little public acclaim for his poems during his lifetime for several reasons: this openness regarding sex, his self-presentation as a rough working man, and his stylistic innovations.”
Then, read the following poem and respond to the prompt on the discussion tab on the page below:
O Me O Life-Per 3!
In small groups, read the following stanzas from Walt Whitman's free verse poem, "Song of Myself": Song of Myself Stanzas 2011
Look for Transcendental elements, and be prepared to share next class period.